How to change ConnectionString programmaticaly for report

Hi!
Is there any way to change the connecting string of a report data source
programmatically at run time. Actually my problem is that I have an ASP.NET
application and connection string is stored in Web.Config file. I have
multiple copies of databases hosted on different SQL Server and I update my
web.config connection string to switch between these databases. I just want
to use this connection string for my reports also. I am using SQL Server
authentication and user name and passwords are different for different
servers.
Please help me as this is becoming a show stopper for my application.
Regards,
NamwarOn Jun 8, 3:33 pm, "Namwar Rizvi" <nam...@.hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
> Is there any way to change the connecting string of a report data source
> programmatically at run time. Actually my problem is that I have an ASP.NET
> application and connection string is stored in Web.Config file. I have
> multiple copies of databases hosted on different SQL Server and I update my
> web.config connection string to switch between these databases. I just want
> to use this connection string for my reports also. I am using SQL Server
> authentication and user name and passwords are different for different
> servers.
> Please help me as this is becoming a show stopper for my application.
> Regards,
> Namwar
This link should be helpful.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs/browse_thread/thread/53e96ed5cde45213/bbe61adc20aeeb87?lnk=st&q=dynamic+datasource+reporting+services&rnum=1#bbe61adc20aeeb87
Regards,
Enrique Martinez
Sr. Software Consultant|||On Jun 9, 3:50 pm, EMartinez <emartinez...@.gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 8, 3:33 pm, "Namwar Rizvi" <nam...@.hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi!
> > Is there any way tochangethe connecting string of areportdata source
> > programmatically at run time. Actually my problem is that I have an ASP.NET
> > application and connection string is stored in Web.Config file. I have
> > multiple copies of databases hosted on different SQL Server and I update my
> > web.config connection string to switch between these databases. I just want
> > to use this connection string for my reports also. I am using SQL Server
> > authentication and user name and passwords are different for different
> > servers.
> > Please help me as this is becoming a show stopper for my application.
> > Regards,
> > Namwar
> This link should be helpful.http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsv...
> Regards,
> Enrique Martinez
> Sr. Software Consultant
I received your email. The only other thing I can think of is to
create the RDL file and/or the datasource file for the report
programmatically via a custom ASP.NET application.|||Have you tried using an expression as a datasource, as described here
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms156450.aspx
... look for the section on "dynamic datasources" or "expressions" or
something like that.
I do understand that you want to read your stuff out of the web config file.
But there are several ways you probably could handle this -- without
programmatically altering the RDL file -- assuming the basic idea of a
datasource based on an expression will work for you. To start with, how are
the reports actually invoked (in the asp.net application? or elsewhere?) and
what access does reporting code have to the web.config file and its
contents?
>L<
"Namwar Rizvi" <namwar@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:efkKU0hqHHA.1212@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi!
> Is there any way to change the connecting string of a report data source
> programmatically at run time. Actually my problem is that I have an
> ASP.NET application and connection string is stored in Web.Config file. I
> have multiple copies of databases hosted on different SQL Server and I
> update my web.config connection string to switch between these databases.
> I just want to use this connection string for my reports also. I am using
> SQL Server authentication and user name and passwords are different for
> different servers.
> Please help me as this is becoming a show stopper for my application.
> Regards,
> Namwar
>

How to change Connectionstring in SQLCLR project?

Hi,

I have created a SQLCLR (database) using C#.. named SQLCLRtest

The Connection string is stored in SQLCLRtest.csproj file

here is code of csproj file

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<AssemblyOwner>
</AssemblyOwner>
</PropertyGroup>
<ProjectExtensions>
<VisualStudio>
<FlavorProperties GUID="{c252feb5-a946-4202-b1d4-9916a0590387}">
<DatabaseConnection Name="Data Source=DBserver;Initial Catalog=TestDB;Integrated Security=True" Provider="{91510608-8809-4020-8897-FBA057E22D54}" ConnectionString="01000000D08C9DDF0115D1118C7A00C04FC297EB01000000A2744997FFD51E459D0421E51E830EF30000000002000000000003660000A8000000100000005B59ACF96DA2A587CBFA27595B0F245E0000000004800000A000000010000000BB1D5F562AC3FE7F56F8E57C36E0E7A4B0000000CE828F399233A389D95E2D99B2CAA64DE5F5A19EF0CBB716D195DF60EE38B58B0C07674E2F80538C02ED27200C79A71B0F6F9177E598089CDA95B8DDEEF966A958C6EDE4E72CABBC39941FEED534E3384EF3A4B4A51704726BF5D43F2C3C9BD674885B9675FECD86E54498ED9E1957FCD7DCF0CE8ED99C8529FD9234EB4E760FDD6819E3E42A7771E0A5B18452C01C13976C0DDDF1B5B87D75F0490762C6A004AD093A3DF9210F7D03371D67E4901EB51400000005557E36590040C06F796463ABFEC165D2E60750" />
</FlavorProperties>
</VisualStudio>
</ProjectExtensions>
</Project>

Problem:

I have an sp which start an external process, It is working at my local machine but does not work at remote server.

FACTS:

Local machine has SQLExpress (SQL version) while remote machine has SQL Enterprise ..

SQL service is running under the System Account at both machines..

I have enabled the Sql server Service to interact with desptop, so that it can start a process in GUI mode.

I thin there is something in connectionstring which does not allow the application to connect to server with appropriate rights.

How I can chage this setting .. is it possible to write this info manually..

Please, comments

Thanks

You should be able to change the connection string from the database tab in project properties. When you click on browse, It will allow you to choose from different existing connections or add a new reference.

Thanks,

-Vineet

|||

Muna,

Did Vineet's post solve your problem? The reply is correct to my knowledge.

Derek